News - CMC Prairie Region

2022 Canadian Music Centre Prairie Region Emerging Composer Competition – Call for Scores

Emerging Composers with a connection to Canada’s Prairie Region are invited to submit their orchestral works to the 19th edition of the CMC Prairie Region Emerging Composer Competition for Orchestra with a cash prize of $1,000 and performance by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) during the 2022 edition of the Winnipeg New Music Festival (WNMF).

By CMC Prairie Region|2021-03-15T10:25:40-06:0015 March 2021|Categories: News|

Announcement of the winner of the 18th annual 2021 Canadian Music Centre, Prairie Region Emerging Composer Competition

Isaac Zee is the winner of the 2021 Canadian Music Centre, Prairie Region 18th annual Emerging Composer Competition!

By Andrea Ayotte|2021-03-15T11:08:21-06:0015 March 2021|Categories: News|

Classical Album of the Week: Pianist Maria Thompson Corley’s Treasure Trove by Black Composers

A collection of classical music written by African-American women over the last century is a jewel—an example of the depth and range of compositions that lie waiting to be discovered. As we begin Black History Month, Soulscapes is our Classical Album of the Week. First released in 2006, its message persists in 2021, awakening us to artists too long overlooked.

By Andrea Ayotte|2021-02-02T08:19:50-07:002 February 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Maria Thompson Corley|

Associate composer George Fenwick passed away August 20, 2020

Personal note from John Reid, Prairie Regional Director, Canadian Music Centre.

By Andrea Ayotte|2021-01-05T07:42:14-07:0031 August 2020|Categories: News, Prairie|Tags: George Fenwick|

Prairie Region Annual Report 2019

Canadian Music Centre, Prairie Region Annual Report January 1 to December 31, 2019 A. Highlights B. Library Services C. Promotion D. Finance and Administration E. Special Projects F. Appendix Prairie Region Annual Report 2019 PDF

By Andrea Ayotte|2020-07-23T12:04:27-06:0023 July 2020|Categories: News|

CMC offices are closed until further notice.

We are open online by email, our website, and social media.

By CMC Prairie Region|2020-04-19T21:20:56-06:0024 March 2020|Categories: News, Prairie|

CPO’s Under the Influence Festival set to provoke all sorts of outrageous and riotous reactions – in the best way

"More than 100 years ago, in 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring took its first performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The twittering dissonance in the music, combined with the jerky movements of the dancers, is rumoured to have caused a riot from the audience. “As human beings, we react to music [...]

By Andrea Ayotte|2019-04-29T07:19:41-06:0029 April 2019|Categories: National, News, Prairie|Tags: Tanya Tagaq, Vincent Ho|

Review: Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus brings Allan Bevan’s best to Winspear

"When in 2016 the Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus made their Carnegie Hall debut, the main work that they took with them was Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode, an affecting Easter choral piece by the Canadian choral composer Allan Bevan. EdMetro (as they are usually known) is a community choir that was started in 2005 by David [...]

By Andrea Ayotte|2019-04-17T08:19:30-06:0017 April 2019|Categories: News, Prairie|Tags: Allan Bevan|

New Works Calgary celebrates 35 years by honouring co-founder Quenten Doolittle

"On April 5, New Works Calgary will mark their 35th anniversary with Alberta Double Bill. In addition to closing out their 2018-19 season, Alberta Double Bill will honour New Works co-founder Quenten Doolittle, who passed in March 2018 at the age of 92. A noted musician and former professor of music at the University of [...]

By Andrea Ayotte|2019-04-09T07:54:57-06:009 April 2019|Categories: News, Prairie|Tags: Quenten Doolittle|